| Title: The 10 Minute Retriever - How to Make an Obedient and Enthusiastic Gun Dog in 10 Minutes a Day
Author: John and Amy Dahl
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Daily ten-minute training sessions best suit a retriever’s attention span and lead to rapid learning. This book is easy to use for the absolute beginner and yet deeply informative for the serious student of retriever training. The text has the information needed by the owner of a pet retriever and aspiring retriever trainers.
The emphasis of this training method is on obtaining necessary control and good manners while maximizing the dog’s enthusiasm. Primary importance is placed on developing and enhancing the desire to retrieve, from early puppyhood onward. The method presented provides a solid foundation to the dog and owner continuing to advance retriever training (blind retrieves and competition).
CONTENTS:
Principles and Equipment
Raising a Retriever Puppy
Field Work With Your Puppy
Puppy Obedience
Formal Obedience
Force-Fetch
Refinement in the Field
Marking
A Brief Introduction to Handling
Field Trials & Hunting Tests
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